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David Barrie

Community Ventures and Investing in Impact

From a talk I gave in Ljubljana, Slovenia, March 2017, for ‘Hive for Better Investments’, a programme led by Zavod Viva to address the lack…

Mar 27, 2017

Community Ventures and Investing in Impact

Mar 27, 2017

David Barrie

Real estate, community and making places for the present

In a recent interview, the real estate developer Harry Handelsman said that “the purpose of development is to make community.”

Feb 21, 2017

Real estate, community and making places for the present

Feb 21, 2017

David Barrie

Northern Attractions

Published in Matter, Issue — 2, January 2017, u+i plc — David Barrie on what the South of England can learn from the North.

Jan 31, 2017

Northern Attractions

Jan 31, 2017

David Barrie

Angel investors bring blessings

The London investment market is buoyant just now. Accelerators, incubators, tax incentives and crowdfunding are pulling focus on early…

Oct 5, 2016

Angel investors bring blessings

Oct 5, 2016

David Barrie

Brexit, Elitism and our Urban Communities

At a real estate event that I attended last week, property developers focused upon ‘the creative classes’, ‘millennials’, the value of…

Jul 3, 2016

Brexit, Elitism and our Urban Communities

Jul 3, 2016

David Barrie

Real estate and the rise of new entrepreneurial communities in our cities

As ‘super gentrification’ advances in London, people worry increasingly about the loss of neighbourhood and vitality of community.

May 18, 2016

Real estate and the rise of new entrepreneurial communities in our cities

May 18, 2016

David Barrie

Driving innovation: Londoners who want to be ‘somewhere’, not just ‘everywhere’

The American engineer, industrialist and pioneer of venture capital Ralph Flanders once said,

Jan 14, 2016

Driving innovation: Londoners who want to be ‘somewhere’, not just ‘everywhere’

Jan 14, 2016

David Barrie

London’s global residents: smart, committed and investing in the future of the city

Private investment in entrepreneurship in London is growing new, engaged citizens.

Sep 2, 2015

London’s global residents: smart, committed and investing in the future of the city

Sep 2, 2015

David Barrie

Local gossip, not national planning

Brain science, private risk capital and local life

May 6, 2015

Local gossip, not national planning

May 6, 2015

David Barrie

London: the No 1 Departure Lounge

Local commerce and the future of super prime, super bland cities.

Jan 16, 2015

London: the No 1 Departure Lounge

Jan 16, 2015

David Barrie

David Barrie

Founder, @GameAcademy, talent tech venture for gamers. Social impact entrepreneur. Urban renewal advisor. http://davidbarrie.me

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